Where does “umenneskelighed” come from?
umenneskelighed (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål umenneskelig, from Danish menneskelig, from Danish menneske, from Old Danish mænneskæ, from Old Saxon mennisko, from Proto-Germanic manniskaz, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
umenneskelighed (Danish): inhumanity
Definitions
- inhumanity
Ancestry of “umenneskelighed”, step by step
umenneskelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål umenneskelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | umenneskelig | inhuman; inhumanly |
| 2 | Danish | menneskelig | human |
| 3 | Danish | menneske | human, human being, man; person, people |
| 4 | Old Danish | mænneskæ | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mennisko | human being |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | manniskaz | human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |